Posts tagged “Carolina Blanco”

With all of the chess literature developed through history and to date, any chess enthusiast knows there are countless resources available. It would seem that becoming a chess coach is an easy enough possibility. Becoming a chess coach with only basic knowledge of the game however can feel a bit more challenging. Warren and I had the honor and good fortune of meeting and working with Carolina Blanco. Carolina is a top women’s international master and proved to be an invaluable asset for the training we desparately needed. For those of you interested in learning and coaching chess without a F.I.D.E. master in your telephone contact list — let’s talk. Chess Made Fun finally found a tool that anyone can use without being overwhelmed with complex diagrams and games shown in what would appear to be some type of code: d4,e5 etc.

One month ago I opened in my hands for the first time ever a chess book written for the “Average Joe”. Warren and I sat down immediately after reading through a single chapter. We repeated this process after each chapter. Instead of trying to teach chess all in one sitting, each chapter uses a new concept of teaching chess called “mini-games”. This method seems so completely simple! Let me emphasize SIMPLE! Warren taught me to play chess in 2009. Since that time we have searched through hundreds of websites, hundreds of books or chess blogs determined to find something that we could use or understand. As it happened, we decided to stop searching and start developing our own materials. Well, as I have been told many times throughout my life when you stop searching for what you are looking for it will find its way to you. Once again, this rang true when we randomly connected with Laura Sherman through social media. It seems crazy that technology allows random paths to cross in our everyday world! (Ironically, that is how Warren and my paths crossed, and I am so grateful for that everyday)!

Laura just released a book called Chess is Child’s Play written with Bill Kilpatrick. I encourage any person who would like to play chess with young or old minds to purchase this book. You too will be surprised how easy it is to learn and how easy it is to teach chess to anyone of any age!! Thank you Laura for writing our most cherished coaching tool yet! For you those of you who would like to learn more from the author who laid this golden egg, this is a quick video introduction to the book by Laura herself. Good luck Laura as your book sales take off! We look forward to purchasing these books for our local chess events soon!

Chess Is Child’s Play is a book designed to teach parents how to teach very young kids to play chess. Laura Sherman is a freelance writer and chess coach. Together with her husband, Dan, she founded Your Chess Coach in Florida. They enjoy teaching dozens of children the wonders of chess!

Our Breakthrough

We truly feel the wonderful game of chess can and will benefit families and groups. The game of chess it seems is being unearthed in a new and balanced way to improve social interactions. Chess is being adapted to exploit metacognition (learning to learn) and situational analysis. As a result, family relationships may be strengthened and channels to personal growth developed.

Chess Made Fun is not a popular learning program for our youth, nor is it a "Hair Club for Men" of the past. We do not relegate chess to an allurement or form of entertainment. Our effort and approach to teaching chess through therapeutic means, unshackles the game and reveals chess for what it truly is — a gateway to understanding the natural world.

Visualization becomes a powerful tool to young and old minds where wonder and breakthrough energies abound. Like never before, our special relationship with this remarkable game and the way we deliver it will truly benefit families for years to come. Read On...

culture change

Chess made its resurgence in the United States when Harry Potter became the reigning chess champion — RIP Robert F.

Laura Sherman wrote a first of its kind book titled "Chess Is Child's Play". What she said about it —
"This isn't a children's book. That's why there aren't any colorful illustrations or cartoon characters. It is a book written for parents. It's written for you!" Read On...

Endgame (stylized ENDGAMƎ) is a popular Canadian television drama series from 2011 now exclusively broadcast on Hulu.

Chess is played, but more often displayed as a clever accessory. Chess enthusiasts see "Chess as Art", but realize the distinction in the public eye. Chess is a dirty game with its twists and turns. Unadapted to health and higher learning institutions, chess collects dust in dark spaces where it remains clean and unencumbered. Our sincere hope is to thwart both ideas in popular culture, business circles, even to gamers who clamor to HDTV.